Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13
WORSE AND MORE OF IT.
Fresh Earthquakes Reported from
Arizona--The Existence of an
Active Volcano Confirmed.
Two Large Gold Veins Discovered in
the Catalina Mountains-Pr0s-
pecfOrs Pouring In.
at Least Ono Hundred and Seventy People
Arc Killed and Several villages
Destroyed IN Old Mexico.
THE FIRST EXPLORATION PARTY IN,

THE FIRST EXPLORATION PARTY IN.
! Tucson, A. T, May 8.-Another vio-
| lent earthquake il reported IN the San
Jose mountains, forty miles south of Fort
Huachuaca in Sonora. General ForsYthe
| has sent an exploration party to in
vestigate. Tae party has Just returned
from the Santa Catalina mountains, and
reports the canyons full OF water. The
water was brought to the surface bY the
earthquake. This is a great boon for
/ this region, as there are thousands of
acres of good farming land at the base of
the mountains which only need water to
make them valuable. Another good effect
OF the earthquake is the opening of two
! large gold veins which were discovered
! in the Santa Catalina mountains at a
| point where the whole side of the noun
tain slid down. Several prospecting par
ties left to-day to locate claims.
HOW IT STARTED.
GUAYMAs, MEX, May 8.-The earth
| quake Of the Sd inst. started by terrible
volcanic eruption of Bobispe, destroying
Montezuma. 1t killed $50 persons and
i9nited the woods. There were also
twenty persons killed at Oputo by the
falling of the buildings. Many people
were injured at Granadss and GusObar,
which towns were almost completely
destroyed.
IT IS REAL VOLCANO.
NoGALRs, A. T., May Slater &C
counts received here tend to show that
the report of the volcano having broken
out it the MILESTONE mountains is true.
/ A
yesterday says there are strong evidences
of q volcanic eruption at point about
forty miles southeast of Magdalena, and it
is confidently stated that one peak is
| throwing out large volumes of smoke, &C
companied by streams of lava. Smoke
and fire can be distinctly seen from sew
eral points along the line Of the Sonora
Railway. As far as can be ascertained
the volcano is in the Sierras AZul range.
From the appearance of the country and
the heavy earthquakes that have occurred
il is believed that other volcanoes will
| break out in few days.
AT BENSON.
BENSON, A. t., May 8.-There were
several shocks to-day, the heaviest 0c-
curing at 430 this evening and lasting
about ten seconds.
PREDICTIONS OF MEXICAN SCIENTISTS.
CITY CT MEXICO, May 8.-The govern
ment to-day received the first information
of the disaster which occurred at ten
minutes to 4 o'clock on the Sd inst, at
TOusong, Baptlste, District Of Monte
yuma, in the state of Sonora, during
which $50 persons lost their lives.
At the sane time volcanic eruption
began in the neighboring mountains,
lighting up their summit for long
distance. Shocks were felt the same
afternoon throughout the state. The
prediction is made by local
scientists that Mexico is about
to undergo very general seismic
commissions and the recently recorded
earthquake shocks show that there is
widespread volcanic activity from one
end of Mexico to the other, volcanic out
breaks occurring near the Guatemala
border as well 6s in Sonora.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF SONORA.
NoGALEs, A. t, May 10.-The earth
quake last Tuesday created sad havoc in
the northeastern portion of Sonora, Mex.
This portion Of the state Is without rail-
road or telegraphic communication. The
following dispatch was received here to-
day from General Torres, Governor of
Sonora:
HERMosILLA, MEX, May S.-The earth
quake caused terrible damage in the
MonteZuma district. Many villages were
destroyed, but those in the northeastern
part suffered most terribly. Oputs had
all it's houses destroyed and nine persons
we're killed. Baptiste was utterly de-
stroyed, $50 people being killed. The
houses were leveled to the ground. A
new volcano appeared, and its eruptions
destroyed ell the timber and pastures of
the adjoining valleys and mountains.
Further details are expected hourly The
valcano mentioned in this dispatch is in
the famous SierrO Madre mountains. In
this place pretty severe shock of earth
quake was felt this morning at O'Clock
NO VOLCANO IN ARIZONA.
BENSON, A. tt, May 10.-Au other re-
ports to the contrary, no volcanic erup-
tions have occurred in Southern Arizona.
On the Sd inst, simultaneous with the
earthquake experienced here, clouds ap-
peared over the peak of the Wheatstone
mountains, south OF this point, and at
night the horizon was brilliantly illumin-
ated by what was supposed to be volcanic
fires, but the phenomenon continued the
day following the earthquake. On the
9Th inst. an exploring party under the
leadership of General Forsytbe, COM
manGng Fort Huachuca, started TO the
Wheatstone mountains for the purpose
of investigating the eruptions. They
returned on the 7th and re-
ported that there was no
volcanic eruption, though signs of up
heavals and mountain slides were abun- |
dainty visible, and that the brillisnt illu-
of the sky and the clouds of !
smoke which lowered over the mountain |
peaks were caused by forest fires, which |
they had traced to the carelessness of |
some Mexlcans who had camped on the
Monday night. This report
eXplodes the volcano sensation /
among people of Benson.
Another severe shock of earthquake was
experienced here at 4 40 this afternoon |
No damage was done, but it created great
CONSERVATION among the people.
FREAKS OF THE QUAKE.
TUCSON, A. r, clay 10.-R. J. Kerr |
reports that an earthquake assure not less |
than twenty-five miles long extends from |
I short distance below Benson 80 fifteen |
miles below Tresalsmos. at the surface |
The assure varies IN width from five to |
eighteen inches. On one side the earth |
las sunk several inches. At places along
he crack water bursted forth, but after
Yards ceased flowing. The crack in
many places is still open TO the depth Of
several feet. From the Empire ranch on
he Sonorta, seventy miles sopth of here,
J assure is also reported. Rejiable infor-